Medicine, religion, and the body /
edited by Elizabeth Burns Coleman and Kevin White.
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
- 1 online resource (xii, 297 pages)
- International studies in religion and society, v. 11 1573-4293 ; .
- International studies in religion and society ; 11. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- 1. The Social and Spiritual Body -- 2. Negotiating Medicine, Healing and Religious Belief -- 3. Virtue, Health and the State -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book develops an interdiscplinary as well as cross cultural and historical analyses of the relationship between medicine, religion, and the body.
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Medicine--Religious aspects Human body--Religious aspects Human Body. Religion and Medicine. RELIGION--Christianity--General. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Gaia & Earth Energies. Human body--Religious aspects. Medicine--Religious aspects. Heilung Körper Kulturvergleich Religion Medizin Geistheilung Leiblichkeit